Which to use
“disposées” is an adjective and “disposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,808
- “disposées” frequency rank
- #29,313
- “disposez” frequency rank
- 49121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disposées | disposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de disposé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disposer. |
Same sound, different letters: disposées vs disposez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. disposées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against disposez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: disposées vs disposez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: disposées and disposez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dis.pɔ.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disposées is recorded at frequency rank #19,808, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.pɔ.ze\. disposez is at rank #29,313, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.pɔ.ze\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49121, this pair ranks #173,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disposées vs disposez
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "disposées": é. Private to "disposez": z.
"disposées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disposez ← ddisposez · dipsosez · disopsez · dispoesz · disposezz · dispossez · disposze · dispposez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disposées" for "disposez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disposées" vs "disposez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "disposées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disposées" and "disposez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disposera vs disposez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #173,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.